Other Word Forms
- Avernal adjective
Etymology
Origin of Avernus
< Latin < Greek áornos birdless, equivalent to a- a- 6 + órn ( is ) bird + -os adj. suffix
Example Sentences
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Trojan, Anchises’ son, the descent of Avernus is easy.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
If it had not been for his poverty, the necessity to sell what he wrote, he would surely have gone the same road to Avernus as his masters.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)
How easy is the path down the shores of the Avernus! but then,—was she going down the shores of the Avernus?
From Rachel Ray by Trollope, Anthony
The Grotto della Pace leads to the shores of Avernus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
According to Roman traditions, it could only be entered at Avernus, but the Greeks asserted that there was another entrance near the Promontory of Tænarum.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
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